just a fyi for anyone needing a new cold saw.
harbor freight has Makita 12" cold saw for $389 #44473-0MJA
metal cold saw
Jan 17, 2004
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I don't want to be nit picky, but just technically accurate. The makita
12" you indicated is a 'dry-cut chop saw', not a 'cold saw'. A cold-saw operates at 50-60rpm and uses a HSS blade, while a dry-cut saw uses an h6 carbide or cermet tipped blade operating in the 1-2k rpm range. Here's a picture of the chinese version of a cold-saw from HF:
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If HF is selling it for $599, you can imagine what a quality model would go for.
-dseman
my bad, i missed the rpm's listed...
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